As employee development manager for Patterson & Dewar Engineers (P&D) and Hood Patterson & Dewar (HP&D), Stephanie McLaughlin created the employee development program that supports employees in offices in five states, including a large team of registered professional engineers (PEs), degreed engineers, and career test technicians. Leveraging her experience in learning and development, Stephanie specializes in analyzing learners’ needs and then designing and developing components to meet those needs. She has created development initiatives for some of the biggest names in the automobile, hospitality, and cloud computing industries. With a wealth of experience including instructional design and learning management system (LMS) administration, Stephanie has helped to identify opportunities for employee development and best practices for launching programs.